Transmission & Distribution

Reliability of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) systems is of paramount importance. Customers flick a switch and take it for granted that power is available. People who work in this industry are bestowed with the public trust to make sure the lights do indeed always come on when that switch is flicked. But T&D is a complicated industry and system complexity has dramatically increased over the last several decades. It is more important today than ever to have operations and maintenance personnel who can safely function in this critical yet advanced environment.

FCS employees have experience working with various functions within the T&D industry, including:

Transmission Linemen

Distribution Linemen

Transmission System Operators

Transmission Balancing and Interchange Operators

Distribution Dispatchers/System Operators

For each of these, FCS specializes in offering customized programs specific to the company and location. FCS designs and delivers self-study, classroom-based and computer-based programs specific to the task, skills and knowledge requirements at your facility so that the training is relevant. Performance/hands-on exercises are always included as a key component to any training program.

A typical Lineman training program usually includes topics such as:

Safety and Hurt man Rescue

Rope, Knots and Rigging

Communications

Tools and Materials

Electrical Theory and Grounding

Trucks and Vehicles

Traffic Control

Rubber Goods and Gloves

Climbing

Overhead Construction and Maintenance

Underground Construction and Maintenance

Hot Work

Normal and Emergency Operations

A typical Transmission System operator training program usually includes topics such as:

Interchange Scheduling and Coordination

Reserves (Spinning and Non-Spinning)

Automatic Generation Control (AGC)

Area Control Error (ACE)

Frequency

Load Forecasting

Generation Equipment

Transmission Equipment

Transmission Protection and Control

Voltage and Reactive Power

Electrical Current

Switching

Operating Limits

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Contingency Analysis and Reliability

Communications

Reporting Requirements

A typical Distribution Dispatcher/System operator training program usually includes topics such as: